====== moving a namespace ======
:!: this method does not update page links!

  * assume namespace at ''A:FOO'' needs moved to ''A:B:FOO''
  * using a terminal, cd into the dokuwiki data directory
  * run the following (ignore No such file or directory errors for some commands)<code bash>
mv pages/A/FOO/ pages/A/B/
mv meta/A/FOO/ meta/A/B/
mv attic/A/FOO/ attic/A/B/
mv media/A/FOO/ media/A/B/
mv media_meta/A/FOO/ media_meta/A/B/
mv media_attic/A/FOO/ media_attic/A/B/
</code>
  * open and save (touch) the conf/local.php file to invalidate any existing caches
  * download and install the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:searchindex?s[]=searchindex|Searchindex Manager]] plugin
  * in your web browser, visit the Dokuwiki Admin page
  * click the 'Searchindex Manager' link
  * click the 'Rebuild Index' button
  * manually fix any broken page links

:!: the fact that meta .changes files still reflect the older namespace location do not seem to cause problems, and history, correct authors, and changes all work as expected